Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-27
LOCAL NEWS.

For this section warmer fair weather. preceded
~ l,sbt rains in southern Virginia, light TO ire
rari4be winds.
nrMocRArIc MEETING.-The first demo
cr.,ic mass meeting of the campaign was
hid last night at the Opera House ana was
nnder the auspices of the Young Men 5
namocratic Club. Mr.. j. S. Barbour
Thompson, president of the club, presided,
a,d Judge Charles f. Stuart introduces
Han Charles z. O'Ferrall the speaker CT
,'e occasion. MIR. .O'Ferral commenced by
snIorizing the democratic party showt g
hat from is formation TO tie present time
il had been the party Of the people and the
ne opposed to oppression. He then de-
.us..I The question OF the tariff and Illus
noIed lis workings, showing how unjustly II
,.,ra;e, on TO consumer. Ho iead a list
,.fattcl.s Of every day use on which there
,.-n Tax and clearly demonstrated how
uch CHEAPER they could be purchased if
me high and unnecessary tax did not go
into tie T. 5. treasury where it was now
ling boarded. He said the democratic
marty was not free trade party and that
tbere could be no snch thing as free trade
in thi. country, as millions OF dollars had TO
he raised 10 run the government and had to
he rails, d BIZ a tariff, but the democratic par
~ was the party OF that wanted to regulate
f:etar.H and put the tax where it belonged.
Referring 10 the Blair bill he read portion
If the speech he delivered in the House of
REPRESENTATIVES last winter In support OF
me meas ure and said he was in favor of it,
fr the government having put the hallot
in the hands of the negroes OF tie
south should help to educate them
and teach them the use OF the
b,llot. He said that General Malone was
now blaming the democratic party Tor the
failure of the Blair bill, but that while he
WAS in the Senate ne had done nothing TO
sid its passage and had refused to vote for
IT, He blamed Reed, Hiscocs and the other
republican leaders for the failure of the bill.
Referring t. The tariff again, he said ho was
IN favor Of free Blankets and clothing but
opposed TO taking the tax oil whiskey,
lbt ugh he cid !avor the taking OF the tax
I'll fru; distillaton and tobacco. Referring
TO State matters he showed thai the demo
cratic party had promoted tho free schools,
aud were now educating moro children at
4 IS cost per pupil than under the Malone
rule. He showed how Malone had refused
By his vote TO aid measures that wcnld pro
mote tho interest Of the people Of his State,
but had voted for the dependent pension
bill-,he most iniqutou5 measure ever pro
posed. He said Mahone's lieuienants We're
deserving him every day and that NO" that
hs Senatorial career was being Investigated,
before The canvass was over he would be
sorry he ever rad been i'll the Senate. He
upheld The last legislature rs refusing TO
coDcede TO the English boudbolGeis' de-
mands to pay them more moncy II!
The expense of The schools, asyluu:s
> 10 Slot
appealed to the Irish TO vote for
the democratic party say ing the cause of
Virginia was similar TO that OF LELAND in
her efforts for home rule Ho closed by urg-
ing his hearers to vote for Moore for the
State Senate and Stuart for the House aud
to elect them by big majoyiiies, assuring
them that other parts OF the Stats would do
The same Judge Stuart, he said, was man
Of inhuence in Richmond and in the House
could present such measures Of iaterest 10
the city as would come before the Legisa
ture. He said he felt no fear of the general
result of the election and predicted grand
democratic victory Mr. O'Ferfall spoke
for exactly two hours, during which his eo-
quent flights were rouudly uppauded.
AT the conclusion of the speech, Judge
Stuart explained the absence OF Mr.. II. l.
Carter, of Richmond, saying it was due to
misunderstanding rs to the hight he was 10
speak here, but said he would come before
the canvass was over end address the dem.
ocrsts of the city. The meeting, while not
as large as some that have been held here,
WAS well attended.
SEMINARY ALLIANCE.-The eighth ennu
al convention of the Inter Seminary Ali-
ance met at Christ Chn,ch at II o'clock this
morning, W. S. Nelson, of Lane Seminary,
Cincinnati, presiding aud Messrs. Leonard,
ofMcCormick, Higgins. of Rochester, Pear
son. OF Princeton, acting as secretaries.
The executive committee is composed OF
Messrs John P. Tyler, Theological Seminary
OF Virginia Lucius II. Thayer, Yale Divin.
lily School a. u Evans, Union Theological
Seminary; George w. Quick, Grocer Theo.
logical Seminary Charles w. Wyche, Van.
delbt University; G. A. Clark, lex oflicio,l
Obtrlin Seminary.
About TWO hundred delegates were pres
eut from the following semiuaries : Ale.
gneny, Pa, United Presbyterian Andover,
Mass, Congregational; Auburn, n. ",
Presbyterian; Bangor, Me, Congregational;
Morgan Park. H., Baptist; Bates, Free
Baptist. Lewiston, Me-; Bishop Payne Di-
yinity School, (coored,) Episcopal, Peters.
Darg, Va; Boston UnlVersltS, MethouisS
Episcopal, Boston; Chicago Seminary, Con
kregational, Chicago; Crozsr Seminary,
Baptist, Delaware, Pa; Cumberland U nj.
yersity, United Presbyterian. Lebanon,
Tenn: Drew Seminary, Methodist Episco-
pal, Madison. n J.; Evans elical Lutheran,
Gettysburg, Pa; Garrett Institute. Meth.
odst Episcopal. Evanston, Illinois ;
German Theological Seminary, Bloomfield,
\. j., Presby terian; Madison University,
Hamilton, n Y. Baptist; Hartford, Con
gresatiOnal, Hartford, Cont; Lane, Presby-
terian, Cincinnati; Mccormick, presbyie-
Iian, Chicago; Newton, Baptist, Newton
Mass Oberlin, Congregational, O5efin,
Ohio; Princeton, Presbyterian, Princeton,
\. J; Lancaster, Reformed, Lancaster, Pa
Rochester. Baptist. Rochester, Ny; Theo
logical Seminary, Episcopal, Alexandria, Va
The programme of this morning consisted
only of an informal reception of delegates.
after which recess was taken Tor dinner.
A, ~, ayanirn tharn de-